How to teach the Beat Sequencer using iPads

There’s so much technology in the classroom information out there it can make your head spin. But, you don’t have time, the energy or the money to try promising everything to your students under the sun. You just want to know what works best, apply it to your teaching and get the results you need

2023-09-23T07:05:29+00:00By |0 Comments

“Where words fail, music speaks.”

"Where words fail, music speaks." – Hans Christian Anderson Hans Christian Anderson knew the power of music with these words. In some situations, words are just not there, but music is. These beautifully crafted videos show how it was difficult to hold conversations and talk face to face during 2020 COVID lockdowns, but the music

2020-11-20T04:38:01+00:00By |0 Comments

How to create fun music lessons for k-6 whether you’re teaching from school or at home in a few easy steps.

Have you ever wondered how to start with your music lessons?  Do you start with playing instruments, planning, writing, reading, ... etc?  In this curriculum training session,  I will help you learn the steps to build your primary or elementary music lesson plan and make it EASY and FAST to implement with your classes.  Anybody

2020-10-23T03:12:27+00:00By |0 Comments

3 Simple Steps to Teaching Remote Music

Even with all this craziness of the pandemic,  we still need teachers. We still need people who are looking to serve, lead and inspire. Basically the world needs you… which means you need to keep showing up and stay on top of your teaching, yet still look after yourself and your family. One of the

2021-03-27T07:23:03+00:00By |0 Comments

Success In Music: Is It All Down To Mindset?

During my early teaching career, there was one extracurricular activity that I never missed and that was our annual State Music Camp. I loved it! It was a buzz for me to attend as a teacher for many years, the kids were stoked to be there, some great conductors gave their time and energy freely

2017-02-08T10:12:59+00:00By |3 Comments

What Makes a Music Teacher Great?

What makes any teacher great? This has been debated for a long time now. For years, people thought the number of students per teacher was the most important factor in learning. Then educators focused on the size of schools. Now, latest studies are showing that it’s the teacher quality which matters most. I saw it

2023-09-11T10:37:25+00:00By |6 Comments

Do “Bouncy Balls” help our students to learn music?

  There’s no doubt that technology is fast becoming part of many classrooms worldwide. According to a recent PBS Survey 74% of teachers Say Technology Enables Them to Reinforce and Expand on Content (February 4, 2013). However reports such as this one written by Joan Ganz Cooney Center also states that teachers can be skeptical

2020-10-12T00:00:40+00:00By |61 Comments
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